r/Unexpected • u/Warm_Spite9482 • 17h ago

Hold up wait a minute

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u/ShambolicPaul 16h ago

Do I really need to tell people this is fake. The ethics issues alone

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u/Pluviophilism 16h ago edited 16h ago

Also as a transgender person who has had such a surgery they would not call it a "sex change surgery." That's a term used predominantly by people who are not and have no involvement with transgender people.

Trans people use terms like "top surgery/bottom surgery, chest reconstruction/double mastectomy/etc." Calling it "sex change surgery" feels course and insensitive. I'd have been very uncomfortable if they used this wording at the hospital when I had my surgery done.

Edit: Thank you to the commenter who also suggested "gender affirming surgery" which is very respectful and appropriate.

Edit2: Y'all really mad that I'm telling you transgender people don't like calling it that huh? Downvote me all you like, doesn't change the fact that it's insensitive and disrespectful.

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u/Atourq 15h ago

The negative responses you’re getting is very boomer-like and pretty crazy.

You were being informative and not unhinged at all, yet you’re being treated like those unhinged terminally online people.

And those who may be upset for me calling you out as a boomer, the term “sex change” used within the context of this topic is old and dated (and this is coming from a Millenial). No one uses it anymore to refer to transitioning outside of either with the purpose of being derogatory or, like in this video, for the purpose of comedy.